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A laser printer works by transferring tiny ink particles contained in a toner cartridge to paper via a rubber belt. The image is produced by laser on a light-sensitive drum within the printer.

Computer printer in which the image to be printed is formed by the action of a laser on a light-sensitive drum, then transferred to paper by means of an electrostatic charge. Laser printers are page printers, printing a complete page at a time. The printed image, which can take the form of text or pictures, is made up of tiny dots, or ink particles. The quality of the image generated depends on the fineness of these dots – most laser printers can print up to 120 dots per cm/300 dots per in across the page.

A typical desktop laser printer can print about 4–40 pages per minute. The first low-cost laser printer suitable for office use appeared in 1984.



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First off, the mantra from IT departments is often fixed in stone, that laser printers should always be specified as the more "professional" choice for any organisation.
We all take our laser printers for granted and now expect them to be almost as cheap as the toner cartridges they use, but despite being developed in the 80s they are still the most popular type of printer around.
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